chris pearson
Michigan Canoe Nut
So, I went to help identifying a collection of canoes. Unfortunately the man that owned them recently passed away. Long story short, I am buying the Racine Seneca model. I have seen other posts regarding the rivets holding the outwale to the inwale and everything in between. I didn’t look at this real close however, and now I’m curious. This canoe looks to be all original but I’ve been “duped” before. I was thinking that ALL of the fasteners were rivets on the gunwales but not so on this boat. Only every so often is there evidence of this. Paul Miller posted showing the same on his canoe. Can someone post some photos showing this is the case? Doesn’t seem to be any in the deck areas either. Also, this canoe has more recurve in the stems and no short deck hiding underneath the long decks. So this surely points to Racine Boat Company Racine Wis. Also, I’m confused that no caning holes are evident on the seats. Either the webbing is covering it up or not original? Although they are of the same patina as the rest of the boat. Thoughts? The last photo I expanded showing either a rivet, or evidence of one.